St. Elmo city: Poverty Rate Trend
How St. Elmo city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
18.0%
2023
15.6%
Total change
-2.4 pp
% change
-13.3%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -6.5 pp (-36.1%) |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +2.5 pp (21.7%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +0.2 pp (1.4%) |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +1.2 pp (8.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +0.2 pp (1.3%) |